“But I Will Tell of Their Deeds”: Retelling a Hasidic Tale about the Power of Storytelling
A famous Hasidic tale that depicts the decline of mysticism in Hasidic circles also bespeaks the power of storytelling. This study tracks the metamorphosis of this classic tale over a century of its retelling by writers—including Martin Buber, S. Y. Agnon, Gershom Scholem, Walter Kaufmann, Elie Wies...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2014
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The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
Year: 2014, Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Pages: 127-163 |
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Hasidic tales
Besht
Israel of Rużyn
Martin Buber
S. Y. Agnon
Gershom Scholem
Haggadah
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